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Pizza Sauce
5 from 54 votes

Pizza Sauce

This Pizza Sauce combines olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, and crushed tomatoes with fresh or dried herbs like basil and oregano to create a balanced, flavorful base for pizza. The sauce is cooked briefly to meld the garlic and tomato paste before adding tomatoes and seasonings. Its rich and savory taste enhances homemade pizzas and can also be served as a warm dip. The sauce can be refrigerated or frozen for future use.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
7 mins
Servings: 12
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp garlic minced
  • 3 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 (15 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp basil or 1 tsp dried, chopped, fresh
  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano or 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh, dried
  • salt freshly ground
  • black pepper freshly ground

Instructions

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  1. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add garlic and saute 10 seconds, then add tomato paste and stir garlic in.
  3. Cook and stir for 1 minute, spreading paste along bottom of pan and stirring while cooking.
  4. Remove from heat, stir in crushed tomatoes, oregano, fresh basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.* If using as a dip then heat sauce through.
  5. Spread over pizza dough or store in the fridge up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.

Notes

  • Adjust acidity by adding a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes taste too tart.
  • Add red pepper flakes for a subtle spicy heat if preferred.
  • Additional herbs such as thyme, rosemary, marjoram, or fennel seed can be added for more depth.
  • Store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.